The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

JAZZ Chisholm Jr moved into the leadoff spot for the first time this season and continues to produce at the plate for the Miami Marlins.

The Marlins got back in the win column and split a two-game set against the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-0 win at loanDepot park yesterday.

Chisholm went 2-4 with a stolen base and continues his historic trajectory for the Marlins.

Chisholm singled to right on the first pitch he saw from Bruce Zimmerman, but was eventually left stranded on second after a pair of fly outs and a strikeout.

He singled again in the third and again early in the at-bat on the second pitch he saw from Zimmerman.

Both teams remained scoreless until the Marlins broke through in the fourth inning with three runs to take control.

The Marlins improved to 8-9 after a 1-6 start to the season.

“As a team, I’m not sure that we’ve fired on all cylinders. In the first week, obviously, we had some issues, but we definitely showed better. But not quite there, not playing clean baseball. You definitely saw glimpses last week,” said Marlins general manager Kim Ng.

“In terms of individuals, I would say we’ve seen ups and downs for all of them. But I think that we are moving towards everybody finding their way.”

The Marlins begin a four-game set tonight on the road against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. First pitch is set for 9:45pm.

When Chisholm and the Marlins hosted Antoan Richardson’s Giants for a three-game series last weekend, it marked the first time a Bahamian player and a Bahamian coach shared the same field in a Major League Baseball game. The Marlins got the best of the series, 2-1.

Chisholm is hitting .326 with a .439 OBP and slugging .630 in 15 games.

According to Stathead Baseball, he’s just the fifth player in Marlins history to open the season over 15 games with a slash line of 320/.430/.630 or better.

Others included Miguel Cabrera (2007), Hanley Ramirez (2007), Mike Lowell (2002) and Jeff Conine (1997).